Complaining About The Windy Field Of Istora Senayan, Jonatan Christie: Quite Confused About Implementing The Right Strategy Pattern

Jonathan Christie (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA – The men's singles badminton player, Jonatan Christie, complained about the windy conditions on the Istora field. The situation forced him to adapt as quickly as possible.

Jonathan has just entered the second round of the Indonesia Open 2022 after defeating the representative of Thailand Kantaphon Wangcharoen in two straight games 22-20 and 21-8 on Wednesday, 15 June.

In that victory, the 2018 Asian Games gold medalist felt a completely different field condition. Changes in wind direction that cannot be ascertained also affect the game.

"It wasn't easy because this year the pitch at Istora has changed, but every player feels the same way. So I also have to adapt quickly," said Jonathan after another.

The change in the direction of the uncertain wind forced the athlete who is familiarly called Jojo to play tight in the first game. However, the quick adaptation then made it easier for him when he entered the second game.

He said that in addition to adaptation, the support of the fans who did not stop was also an injection for him. That support allowed him to pass critical points in the first game.

“That was one of the obstacles in the first set, it was a bit confusing to apply the right strategy pattern. The second set already knows the field conditions so they can apply the right strategy," he said.

Jojo is one of two men's singles who advanced to the round of 16 from the four representatives who entered the main draw. Another representative is Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, who played earlier on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the other two men's singles, Shesar Hiren Rhustavito and Tommy Sugiarto, were eliminated early. Shesar was beaten by Ng Ka Long Angus, while Tommy was stopped by Anthony.